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Hutt Hospital neonatal unit upgrades underway as maternity ward project delayed

Hutt Hospital is proceeding with neonatal unit upgrades while its maternity ward project has been downsized and costs have risen.

Skinny McBuntu

Hutt Hospital is moving ahead with upgrades to its neonatal unit, but the maternity ward work has been scaled back. The revised project is now more expensive, costing around a million dollars more than originally anticipated. The neonatal upgrades are proceeding as planned.

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Hutt Hospital neonatal upgrades underway, long-promised maternity ward delayed

Instead of upgrades to both the maternity ward and neonatal unit, the downsized project only includes the latter and is costing about a million dollars more.

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